Researchers seeking ‘black box’ to salmon survival
With some populations of Northwest salmon in peril, a team of scientists is launching an international expedition into the remote Pacific Ocean, where they hope …
With some populations of Northwest salmon in peril, a team of scientists is launching an international expedition into the remote Pacific Ocean, where they hope …
A two-year study showed Idaho’s wild steelhead are caught by anglers less often than hatchery fish and survive at a very high rate after being …
As a species, salmon have an unrelenting, almost maddening streak of stubbornness. In the Pacific Northwest, salmon are so much a part of the landscape …
Scientists looking for evidence that climate-caused ocean acidification is harming North Pacific salmon have instead discovered something else – a threat to wild fish from …
A freshwater fish declared extinct in the wild has been reintroduced to its native waters in Mexico after nearly 20 years. The tequila fish, named …
A bizarre experiment from Israel suggests goldfish are capable of navigating environments far removed from their natural habitats. Getting goldfish to drive a vehicle on …
During a summer that brought record-breaking onshore heat in the Northwest, young salmon emerging from the Columbia River encountered cool coastal waters and an abundance …
When wild Atlantic salmon breed with escaped farmed salmon, their descendants grow faster and mature at a younger age, undermining the ability of the species …
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently spotted an exceedingly rare barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma). This strange deep-sea dweller has a transparent head it sees …
There’s always the Great Lakes. For years, Steven Cooke, a biologist at Carleton University in Ottawa, has been traveling to British Columbia to research Pacific …